It's time to talk Puffins. The auks are a fascinating group of ocean going birds. They have fancy plumes, fancy beaks, some of them even smell like citrus, and the evolved to fly under the waves and in the air. So let's meet these penguins for the northern hemisphere and find out what they got going on. To support Bird of the Week and gain access to our second podcast, What's up with that's Bird's Name? click on through to Patreon: www.patreon.com/birdoftheweek Want birds in your inbox? Drop me a line at [email protected] and I'll hook you up with a free weekly bird. Notes: The Great Auk: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1733312/10605634-the-great-aukHow do Eggs Work?: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1733312/12734438-how-do-eggs-workThe Egg War: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1733312/12858732-the-egg-warAuks: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AukAtlantic Puffin: https://ebird.org/species/atlpufTufted Puffin: https://ebird.org/species/tufpufHorned Puffin: https://ebird.org/species/horpufPuffin beaks: https://www.audubon.org/news/puffins-amp-their-sex-appeal-glowing-beaksRhinoceros Auklet: https://ebird.org/species/rhiauk?siteLanguage=en_AU Whiskered Auklet: https://ebird.org/species/whiaukCrested Auklet: https://ebird.org/species/creaukCitrus smelling bird: https://nerdfighteria.info/v/ZELEjE92D-c/Guillemot eggs: https://bou.org.uk/blog-birkhead-guillemot-eggs/Marbled Murrelet: https://ebird.org/species/marmur?siteLanguage=en_AUAncient Murrelet: https://ebird.org/species/ancmurKiviaq: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-is-kiviaq